- Date
- March 19, 1977
- Place
- Atkins, IA · ATKINS, IA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N2231SCessna T210L
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770319025949A
- Case key
- 157816
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1897 77/3/19 ATKINS,IA CESSNA T210L CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1706 N2231S PX- 1 0 0 DUAL AGE 33, 2566 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 79 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IOWA CITY,IA WATERLOO,IA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: VACUUM PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 32 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- VACUUM PUMP VANES SEIZED IN FLT CAUSING SHAFT TO SHEAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2231S
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.